Government strengthens 'wildfire preparedness' in cities and provinces across the country and provides KRW 15 billion in disaster relief tax

The Ministry of Public Administration and Security announced on the 9th that it will support 15 billion won in disaster safety management special grant tax (hereinafter referred to as disaster safety management tax) to 16 cities and provinces across the country to lower the risk of forest fires and increase initial firefighting capabilities in preparation for forest fires in the winter of this year and spring of next year.

This special disaster response tax support was designed to help local governments strengthen their surveillance systems ahead of the season when forest fires are concentrated and to expand the necessary facilities and equipment in advance so that they can effectively extinguish forest fires from the beginning.

The amount of special disaster tax support increased by 5 billion won compared to last year (10 billion won). This is because the Korea Meteorological Administration recently predicted that the risk of forest fires will increase in the future due to rising temperatures due to climate change.

The issued disaster response tax is used to install forest fire surveillance cameras, reinforce firefighting equipment, replace old firefighting vehicles, and promote promotional measures.